The HRIC Daily Brief is a daily selection of news stories and commentary related to human rights in China, drawn from Chinese- and English-language news and online media sources that we monitor daily. In addition to headlines and source links, HRIC also provides English translation of Chinese headlines.

Tuesday, November 09, 2021

Access to Justice (司法公正)

US urges Beijing to release jailed citizen journalist Zhang Zhan
South China Morning Post, November 9, 2021

China gender-based violence, victim-blaming in the spotlight after man arrested over alleged murder of woman jogging
South China Morning Post, November 9, 2021

被监视居住逾三年 “中国人权观察”始创人徐秦涉“煽颠”遭批捕 (After 3 years under residential surveillance, China Human Rights Watch founder Xu Qin is arrested for “inciting subversion of state power”)
Radio Free Asia, November 8, 2021

Government Accountability (政府问责)

民企与官方关系千丝万缕 网信办与国企全方位渗透 (MITT’s continuous dispatch of key officials to tech companies shows the inextricable link between state enterprises and private businesses)
Radio Free Asia, November 9, 2021

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

美报告揭露中国黑客组织对美国敏感部门实施新一轮攻击 (Report reveals Chinese hacker group’s new round of attacks targeting sensitive U.S. departments)
Voice of America, November 9, 2021

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Targeted Attack Campaign Against ManageEngine ADSelfService Plus Delivers Godzilla Webshells, NGLite Trojan and KdcSponge Stealer
Palo Alto Networks, November 7, 2021

Chinese tech companies appear to censor Uyghur and Tibetan
Protocol, November 8, 2021

2022 Beijing Winter Olympics (2022北京冬奥)

As the Beijing Winter Olympics countdown begins, calls to boycott the ‘Genocide Games’ grow
The Conversation, November 9, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

Calls to cast invalid votes or boycott election may breach national security law, Hong Kong security chief warns
Hong Kong Free Press, November 8, 2021

Hong Kong, mainland Chinese authorities in talks to allow quarantine-free voting in Legco poll at cross-border checkpoints
South China Morning Post, November 9, 2021

Hong Kong news outlet Stand News nominated for Reporters Without Borders Press Freedom Prize
Hong Kong Free Press, November 9, 2021

科大校長史維辭任 曾籲徹查周梓樂有否延誤救治 任內有科大學生因辦悼念會受處分(HKUST president Shyy Wei, who once demanded independent investigation into student Alex Chow's death in the 2019 protest and did not sign joint statement to support NSL, resigns)
Stand News, November 9, 2021

Commentary (评论)

China: #MeToo journalist and labour activist facing ‘subversion’ charge must be released
Amnesty International, November 9, 2021

Monday, November 08, 2021

Xinjiang (新疆)

Uyghurs Seek Emotional Help as Families in China Suffer
The New York Times, November 7, 2021

CHINESE TRANSLATION OF ASPI’S “ARCHITECTURE OF REPRESSION” XINJIANG REPORT NOW AVAILABLE
China Digital Times, November 5, 2021

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澳大利亚战略政策研究所|解构新疆镇压:中共党国如何治疆?(全)(Australian Institute of Strategic Policy|Deconstructing the Repression of Xinjiang: How does CPC govern Xinjiang (full text)?)
China Digital Times, November 5, 2021

‘A Daily Cloud of Suffering’: A Crackdown in China Is Felt Abroad
中国镇压新疆给海外维吾尔人造成的心理创伤

The New York Times, November 8, 2021

Tibet (西藏)

西藏之声:中共当局借“九年义务教育”强制藏族僧人 (Voice of Tibet: CPC authorities use "nine-year compulsory education" to secularize Tibetan monks)
Radio Free Asia, November 7, 2021

Taiwan (台湾)

国台办公布“台独”惩戒 国民两党齐反对(Chinese State Council’s Taiwan Affairs Office decrees harsh punishments for "Taiwan independence" proponents; Taiwan’s ruling, opposition parties scoff)
Deutsche Welle, November 8, 2021

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Jailed Wuhan journalist Zhang Zhan nominated for RSF press freedom award
The Guardian, November 8, 2021

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狱中中国公民记者张展获无国界记者新闻自由奖提名(Imprisoned Chinese citizen journalist Zhang Zhan is nominated for Reporters Without Borders' Press Freedom Award)
Voice of America, November 8, 2021

江苏人权活动人士徐秦被指控犯煽动颠覆国家政权罪于2021年11月5日被执行逮捕(Jiangsu human rights activist Xu Qin is formally arrested on charges of inciting subversion of state power)
Weiquanwang, November 6, 2021

Access to Information (公众知情权)

Propaganda Success Stories
China Media Project, November 6, 2021

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Xi Jinping to lay out vision for China’s future – and past – at key meeting
The Guardian, November 8, 2021

Near-Daily Covid Tests, Sleeping in Classrooms: Life in Covid-Zero China
“没办法生活”:在病毒清零政策中被“榨干”的瑞丽

The New York Times, November 8, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

Encouraging ‘words, signs or gestures’ may still lead to rioting convictions, says justice chief after top court ruling
Hong Kong Free Press, November 8, 2021

【六四和平集會案】控方稱維園滿佈燭光 鄒幸彤否認成功集會 但成功呼遍地開花(Prosecution says Victoria Park was filled with candlelight; Chow Hang-tung says she succeeded in calling for “blooming everywhere,” but not in holding assembly)
Stand News, November 8, 2021

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【六四和平集會】何桂藍:不認同支聯會 事前僅去過一次集會 國安法後悼念六四是反抗(Gwyneth Ho: I had only joined vigil once as I did not identify with Hong Kong Alliance; June Fourth vigil after National Security Law is a form of resistance)
Stand News, November 8, 2021

Hong Kong election: opposition hopefuls clear first hurdle after getting sufficient support to run
South China Morning Post, November 8, 2021

Foreign journalists fear further trouble under Hong Kong security law
Radio Free Asia, November 5, 2021

Stand news chief quits
The Standard, November 8, 2021

鄧炳強:許智峯等在社交網站煽動抵制選舉或已觸犯條例(Security chief Chris Tang: Ted Hui’s incitement on social media to boycott election may have breached the law)
Radio Television Hong Kong, November 8, 2021

EXCLUSIVE New Hong Kong university classes set out dangers of breaking security law
Reuters, November 5, 2021

Young people in Hong Kong losing confidence in rule of law after 2019 protests, survey finds
South China Morning Post, November 7, 2021

Commentary (评论)

What Peng Shuai’s Story Tells Us About #MeToo in China
The Diplomat, November 5, 2021

To Steer China’s Future, Xi Is Rewriting Its Past
中共将出台第三个“历史决议”,习近平重释党史巩固地位

The New York Times, November 8, 2021